Logic Masters Deutschland e.V.

I set this puzzle last Christmas for my sister. I decided to solve it again this season and I realized I should probably publish it! Additionally, since I set it for a family member I wrote hints for it, so these are included below the puzzle. Hopefully you enjoy it as much as I do. Happy Holidays :)

Rules:

Normal Sudoku rules apply.

Digits in killer cages sum to the given total without repetition.

Colours are just for fun.

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Hints:

Break-in hint 1: 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9 = 45, so what do the non-23 cage cells in boxes 1 and 6 sum to?

Break-in hint 2: A 3-cell sum to 22 always contains a 9. How many 9s are in columns 2 and 3?

Break-in hint 3: Can both 3-cell 22 sums in columns 2 and 3 have 5s now?

Mid-solve hint 1: What does the 3-cell 15 cage look like? What about the 3-cell 11 cage?

Mid-solve hint 2: How does that impact the 4-cell 22 sum? How does that now impact box 6 or column 3?

Mid-solve hint 3: Do those 8 and 11 cages now bother row 4?

Mid-solve hint 4: Where does 7 go in box 5? Now box 2? What does that do to the three cells in box 1 that sum to 22? What does that mean for the 13 cage? What low digit is now required to make 13 work?

End-solve hint 1: Where does 2 go in row 9? Where does 1 go in row 9? Where does 4 go in row 9?

End-solve hint 2: Now consider where the digits 6/7/8/9 go in box 8?

End-solve hint 3: Where does 9 go in row 7?

End-solve hint 4: Where does 7 go in row 7?

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